Method and system for optimizing service recovery during closed subscription group (CSG) selection in wireless communication

Methods and apparatuses are provided for optimizing service recovery during manual closed subscription group (CSG) cell selection in a long term evolution (LTE) network. A user equipment (UE) receives a registration rejection with a temporary cause from a network of a CSG cell selected through the manual CSG cell selection. It is determined from the registration rejection whether the temporary cause comprises a cause value that allows the UE to return to a saved or previously visited public land mobile network (PLMN). Service recovery of the UE is performed with a registered PLMN (RPLMN), if the temporary cause does not comprise the cause value that allows the UE to return to the saved or previously visited PLMN.